Sabres Struggling to Find Playoff Mode Jeff Seide | February 11, 2019 Forget about the second week in April, the Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs right now. Sure, technically they’ve only played 55 contests of an 82-game schedule. Yep, they currently…
Sabres Power Past Red Wings – Ullmark Shines The Canadian Press | February 9, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Casey Mittelstadt and Kyle Okposo scored power-play goals and the Buffalo Sabres won for just the fourth time in 11 games by beating the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Saturday. Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots, bouncing back after allowing 10 …
Hurricanes Survive Sabres in Overtime The Canadian Press | February 8, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Teuvo Teravainen scored his second goal of the game 3:25 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a showdown of the Eastern Conference’s ninth-place teams Thursday night. Brock McGinn Greg McKegg and …
Sabres Survive Wild – Reinhart Gets Shootout Winner The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sam Reinhart scored the lone shootout goal and the Buffalo Sabres won for just the third time in nine games by beating the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Tuesday night. Reinhart also had a goal and an assist in regulation for the Sabres, who led…
Blackhawks Bury Sabres – Kane Reaches 900 The Canadian Press | February 2, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Patrick Kane celebrated his latest homecoming with two goals and two assists to surpass the 900-point plateau in leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 7-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. Kane capped the victory with an empty-…
Stars Survive Sabres – Bishop Gets shutout The Canadian Press | January 31, 2019 DALLAS — Ben Bishop stopped 30 shots to back Jamie Benn’s first-period goal, and the Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 on Wednesday night. Bishop made 13 saves in the third period, getting his third shutout this season and 27th of his career. Be…
Sabres Survive Blue Jackets – Hutton Makes 33 Saves The Canadian Press | January 30, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Conor Sheary scored early in the third period to lift the Buffalo Sabres over the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Tuesday night. Sheary and Evan Rodrigues each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who won their first game back from a …
Sabres’ 10-Game Win Streak – a Blessing or Curse? Jeff Seide | January 22, 2019 On Nov. 27, as the Buffalo Sabres tallied their 10th straight win, a 3-2 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks, excitement and euphoria filled KeyBank Center. They seemed as…
Sabres Berglund Tells His Side of the Story Jeff Seide | January 19, 2019 There’s always another side to the story. It’s been a month since Buffalo Sabres forward Patrik Berglund went AWOL on the team, forcing general manager Jason Botterill to immediately move…
Canucks Survive Sabres – Demko Gets Win The Canadian Press | January 19, 2019 VANCOUVER — Goalie Thatcher Demko guided his Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night, stopping 36-of-39 shots in his second-ever NHL appearance. Alex Edler, Sven Baertschi, Brock Boeser and Loui Eriksson all sco…
Sabres Survive Flames on Eichel’s OT Winner The Canadian Press | January 17, 2019 CALGARY — Jack Eichel scored the overtime winner for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-3 road win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Seconds after putting a backhand off the post, Buffalo’s captain beat Calgary goaltender Dave Rittich with a …
Oilers Swamp Sabres – Lucic & Kassian Tally Two The Canadian Press | January 15, 2019 EDMONTON — Milan Lucic and Zack Kassian each scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers came away with a 7-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (22-21-3), who …